Can't See Disc Drive

recently I have been trying to mod my vista to look like a mac which has been going swimingly, up until I patched one of my files (BROWSERUI.dll) I just finished reinstalling vista on my lappy as an upgrade (all my files are still here) though now I can't see my BD Combo drive. How can I get the computer to recognize it again. Specs are in sig. Thanks.

 

does it see it in device manager?

 

how would I access the device manager?

 

Start --> Control Panel --> Device Manager then expand the DVD/CD-ROM drives tab and see if it lists a drive.

 

found it. it has a little warning triangle on the drive.

 

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929461

To resolve this problem, remove the affected filter drivers. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, type regedit in the Start Search box, and then click regedit in the Programs list.

User Account Control permission
If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type your password, or click Continue.
2. Locate, and then click the following registry subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}
Caution There can be many instances of the registry subkey that is mentioned in step 2. You must make sure that you are in the appropriate registry subkey before modifying the UpperFilters and the LowerFilters values. To verify that you are in the appropriate registry subkey, make sure that the Default data value is DVD/CD-ROM and the Class data value is CDROM.
3. In the right pane, right-click UpperFilters, and then click Delete.
4. Click Yes to confirm the removal of the UpperFilters registry entry.
5. In the right pane, right-click LowerFilters, and then click Delete.
6. Click Yes to confirm the removal of the LowerFilters registry entry.
7. Exit Registry Editor, and then restart the computer.

 

goofball, it worked. I am indebted to you for life man. Thank you so much.